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Inez Stepman joins Emily to react to Donald Trump’s decision to sign an executive order on Thursday instructing Linda McMahon to begin the process of closing the Education Department. Stepman argues the Department caused an “explosion of bloat” and Trump’s move to shutter it won’t harm students at all.

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Evita Duffy-Alfonso joins Emily to break down newly released files from the National Archives related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Duffy-Alfonso argues the documents remained redacted for so many years because the intelligence community was protecting its power.

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Emily is joined by author and professor Eric Kaufman, who argues that Donald Trump is actually weakening the cause of global populism by prioritizing imperialist ambitions. Cultural priorities, Kaufman argues, are much more powerful.

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Emily reacts to new numbers showing Donald Trump’s approval is at an all-time high while Democrats, still reeling from the shutdown controversy, are plunging to new lows.

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Emily interviews Sen. Ron Johnson live at the Conservative Partnership Institute’s Off the Record event on Capitol Hill. Johnson discusses how the Make America Healthy Again movement is adapting to taking charge of Washington.

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Emily reacts to Steve Bannon’s appearance on This Is Gavin Newsom, the California governor’s new podcast. Is Newsom trapping conservatives by hosting them on his show?

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Justin Goodman joins Emily to explain the research behind Trump's much-derided "transgender mice" claim, arguing the situation is actually even more serious than the president conveyed in his joint address. Goodman also weighs in on the media coverage of his efforts to expose the use of taxpayer money on animal testing.

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